A California man in town waiting for a liver transplant will soon get his truck back after it was stolen over the weekend from a Metairie hotel.

Truck stolen from California man waiting for liver transplant found in New Orleans East

A California man in town waiting for a liver transplant will soon get his truck back after it was stolen over the weekend from a Metairie hotel.

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Updated: 6:20 PM CDT Jul 14, 2015

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WEBVTT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FREE WDSUAPP.CAMILLE: AND NOW FOR AN UPDATETO A STORY THAT AIRED ON WDSU AT10:00 MONDAY NIGHT.THE CALIFORNIA MAN IN TOWNAWAITING A LIVER TRANSPLANT INTOWN WHOSE TRUCK WAS STOLEN ONSATURDAY, NOW KNOWS WHERE IT IS.WDSU REPORTER KELSEY DAVIS HASMORE FROM THE LOCATIONINVESTIGATORS FOUND THE CAR.KELSEY: THANKS, TO THE CAREFULATTENTION PAID BY A WDSU VIEWER,ERIN BENSON WHO'S VISITING THEGREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA NOT FORFUN BUT FOR HEALTH REASONS GOTSOME GREAT NEWS THIS TUESDAYMORNING.IF I COULD SIT DOWN AND TALKTO HER, I'D WOULD SHAKE HERHAND, I WOULD GIVE HER A HUG.I WOULD THANK HER.AARON BENSON SAYS THAT'S HOWHE WOULD REACT IF MET THE WOMANWHO SPOT HIS STOLEN SUV.ARRON BENSON WAS IN THE NEWORLEANS AREA WAITING FOR ATRANSPLANT WHEN SOMEONE STOLEHIS VEHICLE.I WAS HOPING THAT IT WASGOING TO TURN UP.BUT I FIGURED IT'D BE A FEWWEEKS OR SO.I DIDN'T WANT TO BUY A NEW CAR.I WANTED MY CAR BACK.I WANTED WHAT I SPENT MY TIME ON, THEVEHICLE THAT I LIKE.NOPD AND JEFFERSON PARISHSHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHO WEREINVESTIGATING THE MISSINGVEHICLE, CONFIRMED A WDSU VIEWERSPOT THE STOLEN SUV.IT'S GOT TO GO TO THE SHOP.THEY DID CALL ME BACK TO LET MEKNOW THAT IT'S MISSING THE DRIVESHAFT, SO THESE PARTS ARE GOINGTO HAVE TO BE FIXED.BENSON SAYS HE CAN DEAL WITHTHE MINOR DAMAGE TO HIS SUV.HE'S JUST GLAD TO KNOW HE WILLLIKELY BE ABLE TO GET HIS CARBACK.NOW HE SAYS HE CAN FOCUS ON HISHEALTH AGAIN AND WHILE HE AWAITSTHE CALL FOR HIS TRANSPLANT,ENJOY THE GOOD THINGS THEGREATER NEW ORLEANS AREA HAS TOOFFER.I THINK THAT THERE'S BADAPPLES EVERYWHERE.I'VE ENJOYED BEING HERE, SHORTOF THIS HAPPENING.BESIDES THAT, THE SOUTHERNHOSPITALITY ROCKS.KELSEY: OFFICIALS TELL US THATUNFORTUNATELY VINCENT WILL NOTBE ABLE TO GET HIS VEHICLE BACKRIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE IT IS NOWEIGHT PIECE OF EVIDENCE AND ITHAS TO BE PROCESSED AND THEINVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING THAT CANHELP JEFFERSON PARISH OFFICIALSTO SOLVE THIS CRIME YARDS TO-- SOLVE THIS CRIME, PLEASE CALLTHE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.CAMILLE: BENSON SAYS WHILE HEWAITED TO HEAR UPDATES ON HIS

Truck stolen from California man waiting for liver transplant found in New Orleans East

A California man in town waiting for a liver transplant will soon get his truck back after it was stolen over the weekend from a Metairie hotel.